CVE-2006-6458 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 11 Dec 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a malformed RAR archive, affecting Trend Micro security products.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2006-6458?

CVE-2006-6458 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Trend Micro scan engine before 8.320 for Windows and before 8.150 on HP-UX and AIX, as used in Trend Micro PC Cillin - Internet Security 2006, Office Scan 7.3, and Server Protect 5.58, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and system hang) via a malformed RAR archive with an Archive Header section with the head_size and pack_size fields set to zero, which triggers an infinite loop.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6458?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Trend Micro Officescan, Trend Micro Pc Cillin - Internet Security 2006, Trend Micro Serverprotect.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6458?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6458 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2006-6458 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6458 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7rvr-gh9x-q4mq.